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George Headley

George Alphonso Headley

Born: 30 May 1909, Colon, Panama
Died: 30 November 1983, Meadowbridge, Kingston, Jamaica
Major Teams: Jamaica, West Indies.
Known As: George Headley
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break


Test Debut: West Indies v England at Bridgetown, 1st Test, 1929/30
Last Test:
West Indies v England at Kingston, 1st Test, 1953/54

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1934

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   22   40   4  2190  270*  60.83  10   5   14   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               398    7   230    0    -     -      0   0    -   3.46

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1927/28 - 1953/54)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  103  164  22  9921  344*  69.86  33  44   76   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              3845  107  1842   51  36.11  5-33    1   0  75.3  2.87

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A magnificent batsman, surpassed only by Bradman, and possibly even his master on wet wickets. He carried the batting for what was a weak West Indies side through the 1930s, and returned to captain them in their first post-war Test, the first black man to do so. At first he was known for his brilliant off side play, especially his cutting, but when the Australians restricted his stroke play with a leg stump line in 1930-31, he adapted his style and developed into one of the best on-side players in the game. He favoured the back foot, where his exceptional eye and speed of footwork allowed him to play the ball very late, but fiercely drove any over-pitched delivery. He was equally comfortable against all types of bowling, and relished the challenge of difficult conditions. He had remarkable concentration, and applied this to his cricket, particularly his batting. He was born in Panama, but moved to Jamaica at an early age. He was a fine fielder in any position, and loved to bowl his leg breaks, with occasional success. His son Ron, and grandson, Dean have both played Test cricket. He never failed in a Test series, and is one of the very few to average over 60 at the highest level, with most of his Tests against England or Australia. A quiet and modest man, he was a professional in the Lancashire League for Colne, and plagued by injury, played his last test at the age of 44. (Dave Liverman, 1998)

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